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A penintent is nailed to the cross during the reenactment of crucifixion on Good Friday in the village of San Juan, Philippines, March 29, 2013.

Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacted the last hours of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, whipping their backs and nailing themselves to crosses in a grisly Easter ritual that persists despite Church disapproval.

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Pilgrims walk with crosses as the Northern Cross pilgrimage makes its final leg of the journey to Holy Island in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, March 29, 2013.

More than 50 people, young and old, celebrated Easter by crossing the tidal causeway during the annual Christian pilgrimage. Every year people of all ages, from all over the world and from all realms of Christian life walk together at Easter to Holy Island.

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An Indonesian Catholic woman cries as she kisses a statue of Jesus during the re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, March 29, 2013.

Catholics make up approximately 3 percent of the population of the predominantly Muslim country.

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Cesar Higuero Martin, 25, reacts after walking the way of the cross, or "Via Crucis" at the end of the procession of the "Empalaos" in Valverde de la Vera, Spain, March 29, 2013.

Empalaos make the steps of the "Via Crucis," marking the Stations of the Cross, during the night of Maundy Thursday while bound by rope to a crucifix as an act of penance and to honor a promise made to the Empalaos Brotherhood and the Christ of Vera Cruz, in the town of Valverde de la Vera.

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A close-up view of crosses on a hat as pilgrims walk with crosses as the Northern Cross pilgrimage undertakes its final leg of the journey to Holy Island in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, March 29, 2013.

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Indian Christian devotees pray as a man dressed as Jesus Christ, unseen, carries a cross while reenacting Jesus' path to crucifixion on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, March 29, 2013.

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Relatives undress Cesar Higuero Martin, 25, after walking the way of the cross, or "Via Crucis," at the end of the procession of the "Empalaos" in Valverde de la Vera, Spain, March 29, 2013.

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Pilgrims walk with crosses as the Northern Cross pilgrimage makes its final leg of the journey to Holy Island in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, March 29, 2013.

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An American pilgrim from "The Hope of Glory" order reenacts the Passion of Christ along the Via Dolorosa during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, March 29, 2013.

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Indonesian Catholics take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, March 29, 2013.

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Indonesian Catholics take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, March 29, 2013.

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Penitents carry a sculpture of the crucifixion during a procession for Good Friday on the southern island of Procida in Naples' gulf, Italy, March 29, 2013.

The "Misteri" floats, depicting scenes from the Bible, are carried in the streets during the annual procession which started in 1627.

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Indonesian Catholics take part in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, March 29, 2013.

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Christian devotees pray in a church on Good Friday in New Delhi, India, March, 29, 2013.

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Pakistani Christian devotees gather around a Crucifix as they attend a Good Friday service at the Saint Francis Church in Lahore, March 29, 2013.

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Young penitents relax during a procession for Good Friday on the southern island of Procida in Naples' gulf, Italy, March 29, 2013.

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Indian Christian devotees pray as a man dressed as Jesus Christ carries a cross while reenacting Jesus' path to crucifixion on Good Friday in Gauhati, India, March 29, 2013.

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Penitents carry a sculpture of the Virgin Mary during a procession for Good Friday on the southern island of Procida in Naples' gulf, Italy, March 29, 2013.

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An Indonesian Catholic boy holds a cross during the re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, March 29, 2013.

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An American pilgrim from "The Hope of Glory" order reenacts the Passion of Christ along the Via Dolorosa during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Israel, March 29, 2013.

Credit: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

Cesar Higuero Martin, 25, prays at one station of the way of the cross, or "Via Crucis," during the procession of the "Empalaos" in Valverde de la Vera, Spain, on March 29, 2013.

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Indonesian Catholics participate in a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, March 29, 2013.

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An India Christian devotee reenacts the sufferings of Jesus Christ on the occasion of Good Friday in Mumbai, India, March 29, 2013.